Blog from June, 2006

Hi,

I would like to hear from anyone that has done either of these routes at Freycinet and what you thought of them.

Thanks,

Gary

From Peter Howard:

Just a short note to let you know one of the films that we have screening at the Longest Night Film Festival that is coming up this weekend in Hobart. Please see synopsis and screening details below:

RETURN2SENDER
Directed by PETER MORTIMER - USA, 2005, 90 minutes

Winner - Best Climbing Film - Banff Mountain Film Festival
Winner - Best Climbing Film - Kendal Mountain Film Festival
Special Jury Award - Telluride Mountain Film Festival
More thrill seeking for the USA. An award-winning look at the challenges and characters of modern desert crack-climbing and bouldering, featuring a zany commentary by Timmy O'Neill... and if you don't know what crack-climbing or bouldering are this is your chance to find out!
A series of six short films that feature outrageous antics and some of the most extreme mountain climbing you are ever likely to see. The films follow a wide range of climbing enthusiasts are followed as they take on some of the most impossible terrain resulting in unforgettable adventure footage.
Not to be missed is Biscuit the infamous climbing dog!

Screening schedule
Saturday 17 June 8.30pm

As you can see this is just a one off screening so make sure that you and your colleagues can make it!

If you need any more info please let me know

Peter

http://www.longestnightfilmfestival.com/

Peter Howard
Program Support Officer
Screen Tasmania

Tel: 03 6233 6995
Fax: 03 6233 5610

Hi
This may sound like a really stupid question but where in the Flagstaff reserve is Rocky Tom?
My Dad and I went there today, parked at the resovior, walked up the bitchumen road to the quarry and through the gate in the parking bay. I have the 6th edition of craglets and between both of us we thought we knew where we were going. So we set off down the 4wd track and after about 2mins there was a fork. We turned right and continued down to where there was an upside down burnt out car. We debated between right and left. We again turned right. We up over a slight rise and down to a sort of bog/marsh. We thought we were on track so we continued up a hill to a ridge between two hills. We had been walking for around 1/2 an hour so we stopped. This isnt right we thought- the book says only a 15 min walk. We then spied a path off to the left. We walked along this for 10 min but still no sign of any thing. So we walked back to the track. By now there were over 5 different quad and otor bikes buzzing in the valley beneath. We decided to head back down to the burnt out car and turn right. We dont. We instead head back to the first fork and go along the left hand fork. We walked along here for 15min but no sign of anything. We finally got back to the car after an hour and a half of walking and go home. Would some please calrify the book- we have no idea of where to go.
Thanks
Will

Despite the cold weather, some new problems have been done around the place.

Last weekend at Oatlands, Aubrey finished the project between Blood Lust and Time on the Hidden Wall, at about V7. It was quickly repeated by Dave from Syndey and Paul Westwood. On the same wall Morgan did the dyno variant to Kim's Highball, at about V4.
Dave Humphries and myself have done a bit of gardening to the right of Rumble Cave to produce a good little area with 4 problems so far.
Back in April Dave H, Jon N, Aubrey and Al Williams did about 10 or so new moderate problems on the Island, most of which seemed to involve a mantle.
At the Reservoir in Hobart I finished another project, the high traverse rightwards across the main face, which went at V5 or 6.
I have also started doing some problems at Crocodile Rock, on Mt Wellington. 3 probs so far, with about 5 more to do.
Earlier in the year Aubrey, Morgan and friends starting developing a new area out behind Sheffield, on a hillside of freestanding conglomerate boulders. It apparently has quite a bit of potential, but its a fair mission from Hobart. Topos to come when Aubrey has done all the good stuff.